AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 43 Plaza Street · 11217
At a glance
AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West is a 57,890-square-foot multifamily housing building at 43 Plaza Street in New York City, New York, built in 1941. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 57.8 kBtu/ft² and 207 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 57.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 75.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 207 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 140,721 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,642 therms |
| Water use | 953 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 57,890 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15568433:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 57.8 kBtu/ft² | 207 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 83 | 69.6 kBtu/ft² | 199 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 43 Plaza Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11217
- Coordinates
- 40.67355, -73.97140
Within ~1 km
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How does AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 57.8 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,890 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1941, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 69.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 57.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 199 tCO₂e to 207 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 57.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West's 57.8 kBtu/ft² across 57,890 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (981 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 75.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 140,721 kWh of electricity, 28,642 therms of natural gas and 953 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West to report its energy use?
AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West reports under Local Law 84 (LL84), the legal basis of New York City's Energy and Water Data Disclosure program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:15568433:2024). Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
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Frequently asked questions
What is AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West's energy grade?
AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 57.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 57.8 kBtu/ft² (75.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 57,890 sq ft, including 140,721 kWh of electricity and 28,642 therms of natural gas.
What are AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West's carbon emissions?
AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West reported 207 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West?
AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West is at 43 Plaza Street, in New York City, New York 11217. Its coordinates are 40.67355, -73.97140 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West and when was it built?
AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West has 57,890 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1941 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “AKAM - 45 Plaza Street West, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/akam-45-plaza-street-west-ee342d02 (data as of October 2, 2026).